Industrial Geography of Lower Wabash Valley

north and south. At the fording places it was crossed by ancient paths worn by both animals and aborigines in their migrations between east and west. Near this picturesque stream, mound-builders left vestiges of a remote past and a forgotten race. Indian tribes dwelt along its banks and travelled both land and water routes. In turn, French explorers and missionaries followed. Early in the eighteenth century Vincennes was established, becoming the first settlement in this region and later the capital of Indiana Territory. From France, England won the region in the French and Indian War (1763). During the Revolutionary War the British commander came down the

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